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The woman who defined 80s Hip Hop photography
A new exhibition brings together Janette Beckman’s visionary and boundary pushing images of an era of cultural change and moral panic.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Photos celebrating 50 years of hip-hop style
Take a look inside the new exhibition and book spotlighting half a century of sartorial innovation that erased the distinction between the street and the stage.
Written by: Miss Rosen
An archive of attitude: Janette Beckman’s rebel youth
The photographer recalls working with some of the biggest names in the business – from Salt-N-Pepa to the Sex Pistol – at a time when music magazines played a powerful role in shaping the scene.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Portraits capturing the wild style of downtown New York
Strike a pose — Photographer Janette Beckman remembers travelling to NY to capture the city’s burgeoning hip hop scene and the fashion trailblazers who’d frequent her studio.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Tender shots of the '80s East LA gang scene
City of angels — After visiting Los Angeles' Maravilla Park, photographer Janette Beckman got to know a Mexican-American gang there and set about capturing a different side to their community.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Shooting the second wave of Britain’s mods and rockers
Raw streets — Photographer Janette Beckman shares her portraits of the UK’s most famous subcultures – two groups who were, for a brief moment in time, each other’s natural enemies.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Janette Beckman on the cultural power of shoes
Feet first — A new photography exhibition, co-curated by the cult photographer, explores how footwear became the ultimate status symbol of the modern era.
Written by: Miss Rosen
A history of she-punks, from Poly Styrene to Pussy Riot
Revenge stories — Music journalist Vivien Goldman celebrates the women of the punk movement in a new book: ‘I wanted to bust open that projection that it only happened in a few blocks in the Lower East Side and West London.’
Written by: Miss Rosen
Hip hop photography, remixed by iconic graffiti artists
The mash-up — Legendary New York photographer Janette Beckman hands her work over to the world’s biggest streets artists for new project, The Mash-Up.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Cult photographer Janette Beckman shares her sartorial memoirs
Worn in New York — A new book reveals the mysteries that lie behind the clothes of creatives; from Eileen Myles to Genesis Breyer P-Orridge. In an exclusive extract, Janette Beckman shares the story behind her favourite Def Jam bomber.
Written by: Janette Beckman, as told to Emily Spivack
